How The Xbox One Has Already Won Next Gen

There's been a flurry of panic and hate directed towards Microsoft for their announcement of the Xbox One. Not directed at the machine itself, but rather, that the "always online" part of a rumor is true. While Microsoft may be getting negative publicity, here's why the Xbox One has already beat the PS4, and won next generation.

[jc48573]

this is a joke right? I hope it is.

[NatureOfLogic]

I'm seeing an all new level of delusional with the Xbox fans. To think that people really thought Sony fans were the worst. Xbox fanboys are becoming annoying.

[Rusty515]

Agreed. Unlike Nintendo or PC fanboys, Xbox fanboys have nothing to backup what they say. They just end up looking stupid and uneducated. I seriously was arguing about the Xbox one on YouTube with some probably 12 or 13 year old kid and I'm like, name one relevant thing the X1 has that the PS4 doesn't. His answer was "WE GOT TV AND YOU DON'T". I just wanted to hang myself right then and there for being the same species as that kid.

[DeanSanchez]

This is getting really troubling. As gamers we should all band together. Because no matter which company you're supporting, in the end, it is US gamers who chooses what becomes standard in technology.

DRM, always-on, if we become more and more delusional and just let these selfish, greedy companies dictate how we use the content and hardware that we pay for, then we're no worse then they are.

[JokesOnYou]

Well I own both but make no mistake I don't pretend to be "in the middle", I proudly preferred my 360 vs ps3, I'm leaning towards X1 and why wouldn't I since I preferred 360? Anyway I don't agree with this article it was all generalized statements why X1 has already won....sure its possible but at this point I don't think either can claim victory, its a long haul, actually I would be shocked if it doesn't end up a very competitive/close this gen just like the last one.

[cyguration]

I don't think it's Xbox fans, I think it's shills.

What kind of blind-following brand loyalist would support a system that strips ALL your rights away as a consumer? It's worse than Diablo 3 and SimCity, it's like the ultimate anti-consumer measure.

I think it's just MS paid shills trying to sway perception of the console. I don't care what games they have, if they're banning us from trading games with friends unless you pay a fee and they're implementing a mandatory check-in, there's no consumer out there that would support that unless they were paid to.

[Amazingmrbrock]

Anybody notice that most of the features the xone has are features that are in the ps3? The whole one box thing, ps3 has been doing that since it came out. Even the tv thing, in japan they put out an accessory for the ps3 that let it record tv shows and stuff for you. Obviously it didn't work out as hoped and they went back to just saying it was mostly a gaming device but still. It broke that ground years ago.

[Wagz22]

Can we please stop approving these garbage articles?! No console has won yet because we still don't know how much they are or all the games that are going to be coming out. Just stop.

[shoddy]

Maybe the article thought xbox one is xbox won.

[xander70769]

Last gen I preferred ps2 for obvious reasons.

This gen I preferred Xbox 360. I own both, but I got the 360 first, got used to the controller, and a lot of the multiplatform title I play are ones that are superior on 360 and ported poorly to the ps3. No hard feelings, 360 simply was better for me most of the time.

However, even as a fan of the 360 it's quite clear the ps3 is going to be far superior for gaming. Xbox one is a joke, and I am pretty upset about it. Maybe I'm underestimating the casual market but this thing seems doomed to fail if Microsoft doesn't make changes. People who defend the Xbox one are quite delusional.

[NumOnePS3FanBoy]

It's actually really more sad than annoying. They think watching t.v, playing kinect games and COD is gaming. Poor future xbone owners.

[Bathyj]

The five stages of grief are

Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance

Clearly this guy wont be angry til next week.

[MasFlowKiller]

Not really sure how to take this article

the Popularity of the 360 over the PS3 is debatable, considering facts like PS3 being the most use console to Watch netflix or sales number where PS3 worldwide sales and 360 sales are too close to call(even with the 360 having a year head start in the US and 1.5 in EU) saying stuff like "The 360 was more popular than the PS3" doesn't really apply. If you said something like "at least in the US" then i would be ok with this statement, but in places in EU and Japan the the Sony Brand hold more mind share then the Xbox brand.

The online gaming argument has more weight but can still be argued against. Because Each 360 came with a headset, the live community got a voice that PSN just doesn't have but in sheer number there are more players on PSN than Live(only because PSN is free)

When it comes to winning the Next Gen the Xbox one has a lot more work to do than the PS4.

To begin, this coming Gen Microsoft is not getting a year heads start like it did with the 360 this means that Xbox will have to compete for every sale.

The other thing working against Microsoft is Live, As long as PSN gets stronger the argument for lIVE becoming free will get louder. Also Live is not very consumer friendly, once the mainstream media realizes that all those amazing Xbox one feature will be hidden behind a paywall, Live might become a detraction.

I think that this will come down to games and competing for the early adopter

[nix]

High time we add "Blind and Fanboyish" under the "Like this website".

"Delusional" should be added under the "Story quality".

This debacle has given us chance to realise which websites to skip the whole of next gen because they all are so freaking stoopid and delusional. like really.

[Information Minister]

This looks like it was written by a 12 year old Microsoft fanboy. Looking at the author's previous "articles" ( http://www.unigamesity.com/... ), it probably was.

And please, let's not call Microsoft's new system the Xbone, that's just disrespectful... DRMbox One is a much more suitable name.

[ceed911]

I've been sensing delusion from playstation fans since the $600/$700 models dropped.

Sony fans can keep trying to write the narrative online that Sony isnt in trouble but 17,000,000 sales less in North America shows how much stronger the Xbox is performing.

[Psn800]

I don't understand what he is saying is he feeling aright or his he deluded .

[TKCMuzzer]

@Dee_Cazo
More sales of the Xbox 360 in North America shows how much stronger the Xbox brand is.
You living on that island called 'America is the world' again.
The brand is stronger in America that does not equate to it being a stronger brand.

[morganfell]

"...why wouldn't I since I preferred 360"

Because it is alright to be a fan but at some point the ship goes so far off the course that common sense must comandeer the controls.

It has been said that fanaticism is redoubling ones efforts when the aim has been forgotten. Now is not the time to knuckle down and charge ahead.

Sometimes you have to be a gamer first and a fan second. This is one of those times.

One of the three major game companies has just said, "Gamers you are not a primary influence or customer." And you are okay with that?

You are okay with them siphoning off not only their resources but interfering with third party companies by bribing them to focus on the non-core casual crowd, most of whom are not even gamers and this is okay?

Burying us in countless rounds of DRM and depriving us the freedom of use of our purchased products is something you support? Seriously?

No person that honestly considers themselves a gamer should sit idly by while the irreversable damage the implementation of the Xbone is about to do to our hobby takes place.

It's time to lean into the pitch and take one for the team. I would actually have respect for some of the most ardent 360 fans if they acted as a gamer first.

Admitting that MS is damaging the gaming community doesn't make your support of the 360 invalid. It simply means gamer first.

As it is the more forcefully you dig in to defend this game damaging direction of the Xbone the worse things look. It's your life and you can do as your whims directs but there is honesty in action and anyone that is a true gamer should act now.

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[Enemy]

Mandatory camera, mandatory internet connection every 24 hours to get the "full experience." There's no need to think too hard; everyone with a half a brain knows why they're doing this, and if absurd invasion of privacy didn't cross your mind, you may need to seek help.

[MoveTheGlow]

Brand recognition as an argument seems dumb... Until you realize they're targeting only gamers that buy the annual Madden, FIFA, or CoD each year.

Xbone may win over some key target demographics which are totally not us. Any of us. So long as they have a cheap system (hehe, they won't. They've already lost the TV War to Google).

[Double_O_Revan]

And since when is the Xbox brand bigger then the PlayStation brand?

[MoveTheGlow]

True, anywhere else than the US at the moment. The Playstation brand is a little bigger with gamers right now, but that's going to be amplified astronomically if the reveals are anything to go on.

Here's a problem with Xbox's current strategy: they're banking on old franchises. Short-term, maybe that nets you some cash. Long-term, though, what if those franchises stagnate and become niche? Then you're left with the newer games taking them over sales-wise. Sony is wisely banking on the new in that department - you want to play the next Dog of Duty with maps arriving earlier, or the better version of Destiny with exclusive DLC? See Xbox fund only the old tried-and-true-and-busted companies, or see Sony fund the newest brilliant minds in the industry (if GDC was any indication).

Sony winds up taking all the gamers who matter. Microsoft winds up with a set-top box until someone builds on that functionality but undercuts them in price (because not all set-top boxes need to run Call of Duty: Black Labrador Ops 5).

[NextGen24Gamer]

Had Microsoft focused just on creating a gaming system rather than an all-in-one entertainment box, Harrison said the market would have grown. (Chris Lewis, Microsoft Europe's VP of Interactive Entertainment told GamesIndustry International the new consoles could grow the market as much as 30 percent.) But with the addition of features like content customization and Kinect user identification, the executive said an entirely new market of consumers could be reached.

"By making it simple and instant and complete, it means we can get men, women, old, young to enjoy playing and interacting with the device," Harrison said. "It's not just about core gamers; although, they are incredibly important to our future. It's also about finding entry points for all members of the household."

[FlameBaitGod]

Don't blame them, they though it was April first.

[Bigpappy]

It is a ridicules assertion, but not unlike many I have seen posted here for PS4.

I personally see it as a slug fest. with Exclusive going the way of Sony; M$ actually retaining the stronger online presents with core gamers, mainly because of better communication offerings; M$ will dominate the casuals (Kids, Girls moms and non gaming dads).

It is still left to be seen which console will have the better game performance.

I also believe that Kinect will have an even bigger effect on sale than it did this gen. Don't be shocked this holiday season if M$ double PS4 system sales in The Americas and UK. PS3 will have to make up for that lag in sales after the holidays if it can win over more core gamers. But the Holidays look very favorable to M$ from where I stand and Kinect is the secret sauce. If they can release some interactive game-shows like 1 vs 100 or any game where you can just say the answer and Kinect decides who said it first. M$ is in a very strong position to dominate the casual market if Sony does not counter with their new Camera.

[BullyMangler]

seriously now gamers, who will break Nintendo without the FLEX capacitor ??

none can out-shine nintendo regarding ENHANSIVE game-CHANGING gameplay mechanic exclusives? = Metrod Other M < ? etc etc .. ?
O.O

For how long will Nintendo reign supreme?

[NumOnePS3FanBoy]

You're hilarious. Nintendo is stuck in the past.

[zerocrossing]

@NumOnePS3FanBoy

If the Xbone is the future I'd rather be stuck in the past with Nintendo.

[bigrob904]

this article is stupid. i have been playing playstation since the 90's, so as far as brand recognition goes sony has hat in spades. now here in the US many do love the xbox but only because it's from an american company and halo. it was a time when most people i knew played 360, but then that changed and nobody was playing that. mostly because they realized that paying for live is retarded when you get the same service from psn minus the cross game chat, which i don't need because if i wanted to talk to somebody not playing the same game as me i would just call them on the phone. and don't give me that live is better than psn crap anybody cuz we have live at the house and there is nothing worth what you pay for it. also xbone is utilizing things which are very unnecessary, do we really need this to watch cable, i already have comcast for that?

[JimmyDanger]

People in the USA only buy 360 for Halo? Then why didn't every person in America buy Halo 3/odst/reach/4? I think you'll find 360 consoles have sold about 4 times (40 million+) what the best selling Halo sold in the USA (halo 3, around 10 million USA sales).

So that leaves the other 30 million consoles that people must have bought "because it was an American company". Really? Where are most of the TVs, cars, toasters, phones that sell the best made? Hint - not the USA.

And the 360 still outsells the PS3 in the USA, so I don't see your point. Anecdotal evidence is one thing, but your examples don't really hold water against the reality.

[bluetoto]

it's simple jimmy, we're cheap in the good ol USA and the 360 at first glance looks to be the cheapest way into HD gaming.

it has nothing to do with supporting an American company or halo being a system seller.

the problem comes in that even though we are cheap we don't like to be perceived as such so we say whatever we have to to convince the outside that whatever we buy is the better product. period. I've seen it for years from the west coast to the east coast.

the country is full of idiots, I mean even with all the firearm deaths there is a HUGE portion of the nation that doesn't want to ANYTHING about it, so it's no surprise that we'd support a company that's completely ripping apart our industry if it means that we'll save face, because you know we like saving face more than anything.

[Aceman18]

Actually I think he's being serious lol. I chalk just up as an American who believes USA=world. I can tell you one thing this is one American who will not support anti-consumer products.

So I will not be purchasing microsofts latest product. If Sony goes this same route I won't be buying theirs either. Also we won't know who's won this gen until its over.

[Leviathan]

Well, MS hasn't won a single generation so far. Maybe the third times the charm. You know...they cant win with games so they try TV peripherals and an extra dose of pay to play (cable tv now included).

[GamerzElite]

Oh my god just saw a breaking news on XBox TV they sold 2 billion at launch day.... LOL Wake up M$ dream is over now.

[mp1289]

Blu ray is last gen, so the article shouldnt call it the next-gen

[Gaming4Ever]

That, or it's opposite day again.

[Excalibur]

@KingElixir, I have both a PS3 and a 360 but I primarily play on the 360 so I guess you could consider me "A fan".

That said I'm not touching XBone with a 10 foot pole.

[zeal0us]

Just because own a console or product it doesn't necessarily means you automatically a fanboy (not calling you one btw).

Fanboys to me is a person who blatantly defend a product or company regardless how terrible that product is or what direction that company takes.

[JimmyDanger]

Or makes it their mission to attack the "other" company - usually for things "their" company does too.

[Excalibur]

Gotcha, I'm a gamer first and foremost.

I have a high end PC, 2 Xbox 360's, a PS3 and I bought my GF a Wii so I have access to play pretty much anything I want and that's is the way I like it.

That said I'm still not getting a XBone untill M$ comes to their senses.

1. Bottom line a fee for used gaming is not going to fly in my book.

2. Install every game? you better start your low end systems in the Tb range. I have a 500Gb 360 right now and install about 1/2 of my games, right now I have 3.4gb of room left.

3. Not diggin' the always on/every 24 Hours B.S.

4. I have absolutely no use for a Kinect, it's a gimmicky toy (IMO)and I don't want it forced on me and I absolutely don't want to pay more for they system because of it.

I never heard, will the thing even work if I don't hook that piece up?

5. FAR too much focus on T.V. and APPs, I bought my 360/PS3 primarily for gaming, granted the T.V. stuff is nice but I use that stuff about 10% of the time, the other stuff, Music, FB/Twitter/Internet I never EVER use.

[FrigidDARKNESS]

The xbox one is far superior with its tech. Sony is now playing catch up as they are working on voice commands.

[DaThreats]

I see what you did there..
I think

[MysticStrummer]

"The xbox one is far superior with its tech."

Developers say no.

[chestnut1122]

Triple H (Wii U) will deliver the sledge hammer to UFC Champion wannabe your Ass,Brock Lesnar (X Box One) and advance to face John Cena (PS4) for the WWE Championship. Whispers "It's all about the game ",. U mad?

[Thirty3Three]

Uh, stop making up false facts, Frigid.

The PS4 has been CONFIRMED to be more powerful. By a LOT.

Either you're being sarcastic, or you're really, really, very stupid.

So much denial for Xbox DONE fanboys.

[USMC_POLICE]

Sony was first with voice commands! Remember socom? You could command your team all by voice and that was in 2002 I think. Sony just realized its not what gamers want so they were not going to force it on us!

[Rhythmattic]

Re Voice commands..... There where many other companies doing Voice commands before kinect came on the scene..

1 example

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

[cyguration]

Click bait ftw.

Congrats unigamesity, trying to use whatever means possible, even supporting BS anti-consumer agendas for hits.

It's good to know what sites I won't be visiting anymore.

[Jek_Porkins]

I guess everyone is entitled to their opinions, but we don't know so much about these new consoles, price, release dates, release games ect... To declare any of them the "winner" at this point and time is just wrong.

[Hicken]

We may not be able to declare a winner, but as things currently stand, we can certainly declare a loser.

Care to guess which "console" that might be?

[Jek_Porkins]

Do tell, please enlighten me as to why Xbox One is a loser. Keeping in mind we were all told May 21st was hardware and E3 software, and now the used game issues are dying down as well. Just so you know, you don't speak for the majority, neither do I. So I'd never say one way or the other which console is a "loser", opinions are just that.

[MariaHelFutura]

The reveal was not "about the hardware" they barely talked about specs, physics, ai or anything related to hardware aside from showing the console and controller. They talk about an app for TV for basically the entire show, while pretending to use Kinect 2. That show was not about hardware, at all really. Stop telling yourself that, it's entirely inaccurate and fabricated reality.

[JimmyDanger]

Actually - while there was focus on a lot of mainstream things - we actually saw their framework for the OS, saw app/game switching, were told about plans for accounts & activations, given hdd size - among other things - mostly through demonstration - pre recorded or not.

PS4 we got a picture of what your profile might look like, slides of how game sharing should work, and some Vita cross play. They were more specific about hardware specs, but a bit vague about others (used games for one).

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

If you can declare if a console will be successful or a failure at this point in time surely you can declare the "winner" at this point in time as well.

[Jek_Porkins]

How can we tell if any of them will be successful? let alone a winner....

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

You did a good job speculating here...

http://n4g.com/news/1262664...

[Boody-Bandit]

Jek, if MS succeeds we, the consumer, ALL FAIL. That is the point "some" are missing completely. Nickel and diming has gone to such an extreme, with Microsoft paving the way mind you, that now you and only you own what you purchase? This is nothing but greed and big brother looking over our shoulder.

This is just a step towards what they really want, Digital Download only. Seriously, why even have physical media at all if right out of the gate is loses value because the person that buys it from you will have to pay a fee to use it on their console and user account? What's next? A used user or rental fee, pay for online separately, season pass which doesn't cover all DLC for the game. Where does it end?

If MS gets away with all these restrictions it will only be a matter of time before all devs & publishers want to do this, just like MS with Epic and the original Gears DLC, and Nintendo and Sony will most likely not have a choice but to follow suit or risk losing support.

Is this what people want, SERIOUSLY? Not having any value for your purchase. Personally I'm not to keen about a camera on me at all times connected to the internet that is activated by sound and motion? Yeah, I know. Just point it at a wall. SMH

This is getting out of control. Why would any consumer would put up with this is beyond reason to me. But what would I know? I have only been gaming since it's inception.

[Perjoss]

Jek speaking sense yet again but getting tons of disagrees. As an experienced gamer, I've seen every single console come and go I can confidently say that even after a year of both consoles being released we will still not know who has 'won' the next generation.

The ideal situation would be a repeat of this gen, healthy competition is king in pretty much any business, once a single company dominates, everything goes to s***, prices rise and general quality of the products start to go south.

[ziggurcat]

to the author:

you're a little late to the party - april fool's was 53 days ago.

[NextGen24Gamer]

My bet would be that the ps4 outsells the Xbox One at first. But, once friends of friends start seeing the games in action and all the cool things the xbox one can do outside of gaming...the tables will turn and turn quickly. Its funny because I was thinking why would Microsoft make a console that was less powerful than the ps4. Microsoft has all the money in the world, all the tech in the world, and a huge user base. But the more and more I read about the cloud and the infrastructure that Microsoft has built with thousands and thousands of servers....It all makes sense now. The xbox one is 10 times more powerful than the xbox 360...you can stop there and I as a gamer am pleased with just that...but then you add in the cloud and it gives developers 3x the power of one Xbox One and BAM!!!! You have games that will be 30x that of the xbox 360 games. That blows my mind and it's future proof! It's not limited by the hardware....The crazy part is, MS could always add more and more servers in the cloud and take that 3x the power and make that 6x the power halfway through the xbox ones life cycle and the Ps4 wouldn't be able to keep up. But heres the catch...the only way that works, is if developers know that 90% of the xbox one owners are CONNECTED!!!!! With the ps4, even if they wanted to play catch up and start building servers and adding that into their development tools...they would need to assure developers that everyone who has purchased a ps4 is connected! Not going to happen...and they are way too far behind. Ms has been planning this for 7 years and have an unbelievable amount of servers powering their cloud. As a Gamer, I'm IN! If people don't want their console connected and play the most high tech games...keep playing on your xbox 360 or buy a ps4. In 5 years we will all wonder how we lived in an era where we weren't connected online anyway!

[Sarobi]

I shouldn't have to depend on cloud functions to be the future of my gaming console. That is like telling a PC gamer who has the money to afford a GTX Titan to invest in onlive.

[NextGen24Gamer]

You obviously don't understand how the cloud works in regards to the xbox one. It's okay. It's a forward thinking future proof investment that MS has made and people will understand when they see the difference in the games! And no its not like telling a pc gamer to invest in onlive. Onlive is playing the entire game from the cloud servers. Totally different and not even close to what MS has done with the Xbox One. The cloud will augment the games that are running on the console. It's a new concept and it's brilliant on Microsofts behalf. It basically gives developers 3x the power of the xbox one when making games. That's insane and it future proofs the xbox one. Now it's unlikely that 3rd party games will utilize the cloud...they always try to keep the games equal...but first party games will...and it will be insane. That's why they bundled Kinnect 2 and everyone needs to be connected to the internet....This way developers can utilize any and all features...and truly give is next gen gaming.

[Sarobi]

No thanks I'll pass.

[NextGen24Gamer]

"Things that I would call latency-sensitive would be reactions to animations in a shooter, reactions to hits and shots in a racing game, reactions to collisions," Booty told Ars. "Those things you need to have happen immediately and on frame and in sync with your controller. There are some things in a video game world, though, that don't necessarily need to be updated every frame or don't change that much in reaction to what's going on."

"One example of that might be lighting," he continued. "Let’s say you’re looking at a forest scene and you need to calculate the light coming through the trees, or you’re going through a battlefield and have very dense volumetric fog that’s hugging the terrain. Those things often involve some complicated up-front calculations when you enter that world, but they don’t necessarily have to be updated every frame. Those are perfect candidates for the console to offload that to the cloud—the cloud can do the heavy lifting, because you’ve got the ability to throw multiple devices at the problem in the cloud."

Booty added that things like physics modeling, fluid dynamics, and cloth motion were all prime examples of effects that require a lot of up-front computation that could be handled in the cloud without adding any lag to the actual gameplay. And the server resources Microsoft is putting toward these calculations will be much greater than a local Xbox One could handle on its own. "A rule of thumb we like to use is that [for] every Xbox One available in your living room we’ll have three of those devices in the cloud available," he said.

While cloud computation data doesn't have to be updated and synced with every frame of game data, developers are still going to have to manage the timing and flow of this cloud computing to avoid noticeable changes in graphic quality, Booty said. “Without getting too into the weeds, think about a lighting technique like ambient occlusion that gives you all the cracks and crevices and shadows that happen not just from direct light. There are a number of calculations that have to be done up front, and as the camera moves the effect will change. So when you walk into a room, it might be that for the first second or two the fidelity of the lighting is done by the console, but then, as the cloud catches up with that, the data comes back down to the console and you have incredibly realistic lighting."

[CandyCaptain]

Mental gymnastics everybody! Yay!

[NateCole]

Man. The level of brain wash MS put on you is astounding.

[Perjoss]

oh my god!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

[Theyellowflash30]

Whoever the writer of this article is can go F*ck himself.

[Prcko]

agree

[Kingthrash360]

lol ...man denial is MF.

....lol.......

........lmmao.....I cant stop laughing....lol

[tubers]

If

X1 Cheaper
New HALO game (not HD rehash)

= Automatic win in U.S.

[thehitman]

I think the main people who will buy the next xbox are non-informed consumers who will say hey its a new xbox then get it and realize its not great lol. If the price point between xbox and ps are within $50 dollars of each other I think MS wont sell even close to Sony numbers in the first year.

[Unicron]

I truly feel bad for cosumers who buy the system and have no online access. Hopefully stores clue people in that online is required.

[SexyGamerDude]

I feel bad for the people who buy it and find out that it only supports HDMI. Can you imagine buying a console and it not even supporting your TV?

[Jeff257]

I feel bad for the people who buy it for the TV not knowing you still have to have a cable box and also have to buy the adapter separately. I can see a lot of uninformed people buying it and then only realizing all that after they get it home. Hopefully then they will be smart and return it for something else.

[pop-voxuli]

I gotta believe this is some sort of satire article.

[Bakkies]

"But the main reason the Xbox One will beat the PS4? The name. The 360 was more popular than the PS3..."

What the... so that is your reasoning Mr. Dalton?

1. Brand popularity does not equate guaranteed future success, otherwise Nokia would still be unstoppable.

2. The Playstation brand is actually more popular than the Xbox brand, but like I said, this does not equate guaranteed future success.

3. The 360 is not more popular than the PS3, check the sales figures.

[KarrBOMB]

Is this article a joke? Seriously, is that a satire site? I love how the author says. "The PS4 is packing a punch, better RAM and seemingly better games. But Microsoft announced new IPs."

I mean wtf, is this high. He's saying the name will sell itself. The name is $h!t and any actual gamer knows complete BS when they show (or dance around the question) it. I have a 360 and PS3, but I'm not so much as even touching the Xbox one. Ohh, and I just heard the current 360 accessories are not compatible with the Xbox one. None of them are. So my $250 Triton AX pros are worthless on the new system. I also have a pair of $100 Turtle beach headsets that are just as worthless for the one. So thanks a ton Microsoft, literally made my decision easy.

[Lionalliance]

What's with all these articles lol?

[RandomDude655]

Microsoft in panic mode and opening the wallet for "journalists"

[420Tokes]

Lmao pass what the author is smoking

[Tong]

Even if it succeed, it still fail as a game machine.

[PigPen]

The Xbox will have to fight for its place. What they are doing with the use games on their console don't help. Sony will do everything they can to succeed. I won't be surprised if Sony show something amazing come E3. Destiny's exclusive content is major. Watch Dogs will be one if not the best looking game for the PS4.
Fact is that might be the case with all multiplatform games. Nintendo will come out swinging with its inferior box. They will throw money at partnerships and new games. Microsoft has 15 exclusives with 8 of them new games. That's major as far as games. What they are doing with their console is more damaging.

[grimmweisse]

So delusional, if his best argument for an outright victory is "xbox is a household name", then it can't be taken seriously. So many brands are household names, doesn't mean or give it the right to come out on top.

Look at Nintendo, probably the biggest household name in gaming and it's hardly tearing up the console market with the Wii U.

[taijutsu363]

Lmao definitely a bait article!

[AngryEnglish]

I'm a user of both consoles but use my 360 primarily, I wanted the Xbox one to blow the doors off at the reveal.... This guy who wrote this is smoking crack, as a games machine the PS4 is looking the way to go, but I will say this, Nintendo still have a lot to worry about, even though the one is underpowered compared to the PS4 it's still has more guts to it than the Wii U, can do more than the Wii u and will be priced similarly no doubt.

For me with this console from MS is trying to take the Nintendo crowd.

[PigPen]

But the Nintendo crowd that like Mario, Zelda and Metroid is lock down. You ask any person that plays Just Dance, Carnival Games or Monopoly, they think Nintendo. Microsoft found its niche with the mature crowd and that's where it will stay. Only Nintendo can be universal in that area.

[AngryEnglish]

Yeah I agree with that, good point, but still think MS is going major for the casual, parents might think twice now when they see a system dad might use with his tv as well

[CoryHG]

This is the worst article i've ever read. Obvious troll for hitz.

[Loki86]

The truth is it wouldn't matter if MS had the best reveal ever with this site as far PS bias as it is. I own both consoles, play games on both consoles and I can honestly say I have NEVER seen a more biased website in my life, the amount of hate for anything MS has done has been ridiculous dating back before the release of the 360, it's gotten ten times worse the past three years and I am honestly just done. PS fanboys or PS bias you could sit here all day and tell them that the glass in front of them is water, they could taste it, they could analyze it and they would still call it something else. I remain neutral and actually am more leaning towards a PS4 at this time, but I cannot take the bias anymore, it is RIDICULOUS.

[totalwar]

I know but seriously the used games, underpower, alienation of the indie develepors, and TV focus r gonna piss off our typical fanboys until their frothing at the mouth

[totalwar]

As they should

[hahaha]

Xbox has already won next gen based on no games and practically is a TV remote.

[tarbis]

And a water cooler that sits in the corner.

[totalwar]

I am a PC gamer and therefore I can look at both sides non biased. Microsoft is a company trying to make money I look at gfwl and there awful DRM. They have produced an underpowered entertainment box with an incredibly invasive camera attached to it, no exclusive games I can't live without unlike Nintendo and have alienated the indie game crowd that brought us games like journey and super meat boy. As a gamer I am glad at the backlash they are getting maybe it will cause them to finally come clean on used games and how people without or allow internet are going to play games. It is ridiculous I am not a fanboy of either party Sony skrewed up last generation and at least seem determined to make up for it this one while Microsoft thinks they can charge consumers at every step of their enternainment box that just unifies the cable box which you still have to have plugged in with another gigantic black boxbone

[Silly gameAr]

If people actually believe that, then I fear for the future of gaming. Though, I don't really know what the X1 is capable of, but what everyone else knows, but I'm not impressed and actually a little nervous.

[silkrevolver]

Straight up:

This casual, living room entertainment crowd?
They aren't going to buy one of these near launch when it's going to be $400+

Early adoption is for fans and for the core, and they are migrating to Sony (if they weren't already there) in DROVES.

[IBleedXbox]

the ONLY way they would win is if the give us FREE online

[ravenl0rd]

Here's the deal. I am a Playstation fan, but I'm trying to look at this impartially. I live in a rural area of the country where high speed internet does not exist everywhere. I manage an electronics store, and I talk to people everyday who are going to be affected by the connectivity requirements of the XBOX One. This is really going to cut into their sales. I wonder how forthright Microsoft will be in their packaging in telling people about the internet requirement. I am concerned for the uninformed shoppers who will be buying the system and then not be able to play their games simply because they live in the country. Talk about a customer service nightmare. I will be sure to tell every customer that potentially buys one from my store the requirements, but what about Walmart? I just do not understand disqualifying you from playing games based on your geographic location. "Sorry, country folk, you cannot play our system!"

[unicronic]

You mention the often unspoken truth. 'Everyone' is raving about cloud gaming, digital downloads and so on but there are significant parts of mature countries that jut can't get a decent internet speed or internet at all.

[optimus]

That article was a good laugh, seemed like it was written by a 12 yr. old.... I never thought I'd say this but :

Microsoft did something in one day that it hasn't made me do in 2 gaming generations, and that's consider buying a playstation... Sure, it's still early but their current plans don't really appeal to me at the moment, and if it stays that way it won't...
i'm not big on multiplayer gaming so i tend to buy games with a strong single player experience and the mere thought of buying say the next Tomb Raider game and not let me advance to a particular level, stage, or what have you unless i'm online is downright wrong...

Last summer i switched internet providers and didn't have internet for 2 days...luckily i was able to pass the time playing a game or 2 on my 360 in their ENTIRETY without a connection...for microsoft to tell me i can't do that anymore they are then telling me to buy something else...ok, i will. If other xbox gamers feel the same way then microsoft has actually lost the next generation before it has begun.

[SkullBlade169]

The Dreamcast has a bigger chance of making a surprise appearance as a budget console and dominating this gen than the Xbox One does imo, that's how bad it looks to me.

[Max-Zorin]

Whoever clicked approve, take your left hand, and pimp slap yourself.

[CPTN MITCHELL]

This guy made my weekend...iphone is a known brand but the galaxy
way better

[Rixynator]

fanboys will be fanboys. anyway I'm going with Sony on next-gen. :)

[medman]

Hahahahahahahha..congratulatio ns to the "author" of this article for making me laugh so hard I farted and shit my pants. "Winning"!!!!!!!!!!! !

[PrimeGrime]

@ Elite24Gamer Again another person thinking this cloud will make the Xbox One more powerful when cloud computing relies on an individuals internet alone, not necessarily servers.

It doesn't matter how many server Microsoft has if you have slow internet chances are you aren't going to be enjoying cloud gaming. It won't become more powerful also Microsoft should be sued for saying that, it will simply alleviate some tasks that the Xbox One would normally have to handle itself. If it is all coming from a server anyway streamed through your internet.. How does that make it more powerful?

I mean seriously just think about that.

Did people also forget the PS4 and Gaikai? Apparently so, PS4 is doing everything Xbox One is but better without all the idiotic restrictions and invasion or privacy not including a clear focus on bringing games to their system..

[tommygunzII]

Not in Japan.

The name Xbox One was quickly derided by Japanese gamers. The English word “one” is pronounced “wan” in Japan, which is the same as the noise a dog makes. So a canine is known as a “wan-wan” or a “wan-chan” – cue a barrage of Japanese-language tweets stuffed with emoticons of cute little puppies.

Puppies, how cute.

[Yurtigo]

Joke Article

[RoninRaven]

STOP giving these kind of articles attention! Stop fueling the fire. The more attention we give these delusional fanboys the more will popup.....seriously enough!

[KarrBOMB]

I have the 360 and PS3 now, but I'm not touching any new MS product in the future. To much intrusion and control for money. In short, they turned their backs on the gaming community and focused too much on casual entertainment users.

[Saints94]

I found this and it made me laugh, hope it does for you as well :3

[S2Killinit]

thank God for Playstation is all I got to say

[Prcko]

this is joke...

[_LarZen_]

If one can judge by the reactions on the web I would say the Xbox One has already lost....

[unicronic]

And we're in for a lot of these kind of articles until at least one year into the Next Gen life cycle.

I loathe these unsubstantiated articles with no facts to back up the opinion.

[MikeyDucati1]

LOL, MS must pay well. There is no way hell the author even believes what he typed. All about that payola and PR campaign. Salvage!!

[McGamer]

Interesting that most of the negative comments posted here seem to think that by insulting fans of Xbox is somehow reasonable, instead of focusing on reasons why they feel the article is wrong. Brilliant...

[Belking]

lol..The N4G usual.

[alb1899]

With the XBOX ONE will happen what did with the IPad......everybody were saying: "why will i want a giant iPhone" look now.
I've read a lot about XBOX ONE and more I read, more I like.
After E3 I will have my opinion complete but until now......god job Microsoft!

[Dazzav01]

I've had both 360 and ps3 and I love my 360 but if ms are going this way with used ges and always having to be online then I don't think I will be getting the xbone cause it seems like it is not concentrating on the gamers any more and just the general public which a majority will have a PC and a cable box in there house anyway so don't no what ms are thinking but they need to stop getting fucked out there head and concerntrate on the important part and that's us the gamers were who buy there products. So I'll wait till e3 to decide on xbone but I can see myself getting a ps4 cause I just want to play games and the ps4 is all about games but we will wait and see.